Luigi Mangione, suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, will plead not guilty to the charges for which he was arrested in Pennsylvania. His lawyer, Thomas Dickey, declared this in an interview with CNN. Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two, was killed at 6.44 am on Wednesday as he was on his way to the Hilton in Manhattan, where a convention of investors in the health insurance sector was scheduled.
Mangione’s defense attorney said he would challenge his client’s detention by petitioning for a writ of habeas corpus, according to the New York Times. The young man, who was denied bail yesterday by the court, will probably oppose extradition from Pennsylvania to New York state and the procedure to challenge the extradition could take days
In a notebook the notes on how to kill
In a notebook found on Mangione there were notes on how to kill. The boy, indicted for the murder of top manager Brian Thompson, had ruled out the use of “explosives” because “it would have hit innocents”, while he had considered the hypothesis of “killing the CEO during a conference”.
Amazon blocks the killer’s merchandising
Amazon has announced that it has blocked the sale of merchandising inspired by the CEO’s killer, Luigi Mangione, arrested on Monday morning in Pennsylvania and indicted for the death of Brian Thompson, CEO of a health insurance giant. On social media the killer was celebrated as a hero. T-shirts, stickers and jackets dedicated to Mangione were put up for sale on online platforms.